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All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight matchup as league leaders Arsenal host bottom-placed Wolves to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations following the XI that endured a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. The centre-back is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and the South Korean forward start. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

The Teams in Full

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Bench: Arrizabalaga, Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus, Norgaard, Trossard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly.

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Johnstone, Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti Gomes, Doherty, Joao Gomes, Andre Trindade, Krejci, Wolfe, Larsen, Hwang.
Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! Because, let's be honest …

The standings paints a stark picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have played the side at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

^{(The other two bottom-beats-top victories in the modern top-flight era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – admittedly, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}